raggy
English
adj
Definitions
- raglike; like a rag.
- scruffy; tending to dress in rags.
- Similar in style to ragtime music.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English raggy inherited from Old English raggiġ suffix from English rag (referring to the ragged leaves, piece of old cloth, university students society run for charitable fundraising).
Origin
English
rag
Gloss
referring to the ragged leaves, piece of old cloth, university students society run for charitable fundraising
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cumrag English
- dishrag English
- do-rag English
- dustrag English
- head rag English
- jizzrag English
- rag English
- rag week English
- ragbag English
- ragbond English
- ragger English
- raggie English
- ragginess English
- raggle English
- raghead English
- raghorn English
- ragleaf English
- raglike English
- ragman English
- ragpick English
- ragpicker English
- ragstone English
- ragtop English
- ragweed English
- ragwork English
- ragworm English
- ragwort English
- shakerag English
- snotrag English
- stab-rag English
- tag-rag English
- toerag English
- washrag English
- raggiġ Old English
- ragge Middle English
- raggy Middle English